Chinese 'Thousand Sails Constellation' Satellites Successfully Entered Orbit, Followed by Rocket Debris Issue

TapTechNews August 14th news, the first batch of networking satellites of the Thousand Sails Constellation, known as the Chinese version of the Starlink, successfully entered orbit with the one-arrow 18 satellites on August 6th by riding on the Long March 6A carrier rocket, and the launch mission was a complete success. For details, you can refer to TapTechNews' report at that time.

It is monitored that the last stage of the Long March 6A (Yao 21) carrier rocket disintegrated and produced a large number of debris on August 7th. At present, at least 700 pieces have been found, and it may exceed 900 pieces, and the orbital altitude is about 503 miles (approx. 810 kilometers).

In response, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said today when answering reporters' questions; China has taken necessary measures and is closely monitoring the relevant orbital area and conducting data analysis.

As a responsible major country, China attaches great importance to space debris mitigation and actively fulfills relevant international obligations in outer space activities, regulates its own space activities, and requires the implementation of relevant measures for space debris mitigation after satellites and carrier rockets complete their tasks to promote the protection of the outer space environment and maintain the long-term sustainability of outer space activities.

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The first batch of networking satellites of the 'Thousand Sails Constellation' was successfully launched and entered orbit with 'one-arrow 18 satellites'.